Mob attacks cops, snatches revolver in Odisha

The police opened fire when a mob attacked them and snatched away a revolver when they went to arrest two persons at Uladan village in Odisha's Ganjam district on Monday.

The villagers attacked the police team including the inspector-in-charge of Tarsingi police station and two assistant sub-inspectors with knives and sticks injuring four of them, superintendent of police Ashish Kumar Singh said.

The policemen then opened fire in self defence injuring a villager, he said.

The mob thereafter snatched a revolver from the policemen and fired at them injuring an ASI, he said.